1953 in South Africa
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The following lists events that happened during 1953 in South Africa.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II.
- Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Ernest George Jansen.
- Prime Minister: Daniel François Malan.
- Chief Justice: Albert van der Sandt Centlivres.
Events
- May
- 9 – The Liberal Party of South Africa is formed in Cape Town by Alan Paton.
- July
- 29 – Santam Insurance Company is registered, following the separation of trust and insurance operations.
- September
- Mimi Coertse leaves South Africa for London.
- December
- 18–20 – The 42nd Annual Conference of the African National Congress takes place in Queenstown.
- Unknown date
- The Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), banned by the National Party government, relaunches itself underground as the South African Communist Party (SACP).
- Bantu Education Act is voted, and will start 1 January 1954.
Births
- 12 January – Steven De Groote, classical pianist. (d. 1989)
- 13 January – Derek Hanekom, activist and politician.
- 15 February – Mantfombi Dlamini, Queen Consort of the Zulu Nation. (d. 2021)
- 5 March – Tokyo Sexwale, businessman, politician and activist.
- 29 April – Bill Drummond, British musician
- 22 October – Loyiso Nongxa, mathematician.
- 7 December – Naledi Pandor, national minister
Deaths
- 1 July – Totius, Afrikaans poet. (b. 1877)
Railways
Railway lines opened
Locomotives
Two new Cape gauge locomotive types enter service on the South African Railways (SAR):
- The first of ninety Class 25 4-8-4 Northern type condensing steam locomotives.[2][3][4]
- The first of fifty Class 25NC non-condensing versions of the Class 25 Condenser.[2][3][4]
Sports
Football
- 22 November – In a friendly match the South Africa national football team loses 1–3 to the Portugal national football team at the National Stadium, Lisbon, Portugal.
References
- ^ Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 191, ref. no. 200954-13
- ^ a b Holland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. pp. 108–111. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.
- ^ a b Durrant, AE (1989). Twilight of South African Steam (1st ed.). Newton Abbott: David & Charles. pp. 107–109. ISBN 0715386387.
- ^ a b Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 77–78. ISBN 0869772112.
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